(1) In any proceeding against a resident or citizen of the state to enforce the provisions of this chapter with respect to alleged violations occurring beyond the territorial waters of the state, the proper venue shall be the county within the state which is nearest the site of the violation.
(2) For the purpose of this section, any person having embarked from, or having docked his or her vessel in, a port within this state who violates any provision of this chapter with respect to the unlawful landing of saltwater life, whether or not outside the territorial waters of the state, shall be considered a citizen of the state for the purpose of subjecting that person to the police powers of the state.
History.—s. 1, ch. 75-82; s. 565, ch. 95-148; s. 121, ch. 2008-247.
Note.—Former s. 370.22.
Structure Florida Statutes
Title XXVIII - Natural Resources; Conservation, Reclamation, and Use
Chapter 379 - Fish and Wildlife Conservation
Part V - Law Enforcement (Ss. 379.33-379.343)
379.33 - Enforcement of commission rules.
379.3311 - Police powers of commission and its agents.
379.3312 - Powers of arrest by agents of commission.
379.3313 - Powers of commission law enforcement officers.
379.332 - Prosecutions; state attorney to represent state.
379.333 - Arrest by officers of the commission; recognizance; cash bond; citation.
379.334 - Search and seizure authorized and limited.
379.335 - Issuance of warrant for search of private dwelling.
379.337 - Confiscation, seizure, and forfeiture of property and products.
379.3381 - Photographic evidence of illegally taken wildlife, freshwater fish, and saltwater fish.
379.339 - Seizure of illegal hunting devices; disposition; notice; forfeiture.
379.3395 - Seizure of illegal transportation devices; disposition; appraisal; forfeiture.
379.341 - Disposition of illegal fishing devices; exercise of police power.
379.342 - Applicability of ss. 379.339, 379.3395, 379.404, and 379.406.